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Collectibles and Curiosities For Sale
Color: Gold
Color: Silver
19th Century Pair of Empire Style Gilt Bronze Figural Three-Light Candleholders
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of gilt bronze three-light candelabra with kneeling putto holding the candleholders raised on richly elaborate base, France, late 19th century.
Measures:
Height 12.50 in / 3...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Dutch Silver Pipe Stopper with Ship
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th century Dutch silver pipe stopper with ship.
A ship on a plateau on the stem. The stem is openwork and twisted. The pipe cleaner was originally a simple instrument only intended to empty the pipe bowl. 19th Century and Dutch hallmarked with the "Sword" used from 1814-1906. The silversmith mark is faded
The size of the pipe cleaner is 10,5 cm high, 2 cm wide and the depth is 0,7 cm
( 4.1 Inch x 0.8 Inch x 0.3 Inch)
The weight is 14 grams
The silver version of the pipe cleaner, consisting of a pen topped by a figure, has no relation to the luxurious multi-piece garnish or the clipping tube. It originated from the simple brass or copper predecessor or the more popular variant of wood, bone or in a rare case also ivory. It is a consumable with only one purpose: to remove the tobacco plug at the bottom of the pipe bowl and to clean the kettle. The point is the working part of the object, the decorative element functions as a handle. In addition to the pipe stopper intended for pressing the smoldering tobacco, the rooting tool is an indispensable tool for the smoker to empty the pipe bowl after smoking.
Strangely enough, there is little relationship between the pipe stopper on the one hand and the pipe rooter on the other. It is especially remarkable that the silver rooters...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage Pair of 14 Karat Gold Tiger-Face Earrings with 87 Diamonds
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PAIR OF GOLD AND DIAMOND "TIGER" EARRINGS WITH EMERALD EYES
Item # C104268
An exquisite pair of tiger-form earrings, the craftsmanship is exquisite with inordinately fine rendering...
Category
20th Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
19th Century Sterling Silver Communion Beaker and Wafer Tazza
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine antique William IV sterling silver communion beaker and wafer tazza; an addition to our religious silverware collection.
This fine antique William IV English sterling silver communion set consists of a beaker and tazza.
The antique beaker has a plain bell shaped flared form onto a spreading circular foot.
The wafer tazza has a circular form with a plain circular foot.
The surface of the tazza, upper rim of the beaker and foot are ornamented with a band of tooled decoration.
This antique beaker retains the original gilt interior.
Dimensions
Height of beaker 7.7 cm/3"
Diameter of top 6 cm/2.3"
Diameter of base 4 cm/1.5"
Diameter of tazza 6.2 cm/2.5"
Weight
6 troy ounces/186g
Condition
Each piece of this antique communion set...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Joseph Crossard French Silver Gold Plated and Engraved Traveling Liqueur Bottle
By Joseph Crossard 1
Located in Delft, NL
Joseph crossard French silver gold plated and Engraved traveling liqueur Bottle, 1900.
A French Art Nouveau crystal bottle, richly decorated with gol...
Category
Early 20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Rare Royal Doulton Devil/ Mephistopheles Sterling Mounted Matchsafe, 1926
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare Royal Doulton devil/ Mephistopheles sterling mounted match safe, 1926, The front decorated with slip decorated portrait of the Prince of Darkness holding a match, the back with an inverted heart...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Silver-Plated American Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, silver-plated Hanukkah lamp made in the United States. Typical of late 19th century revivalism in Judaica, the lamp is designed in a combination of styles such as the rococo scrollwork and diamond pattern and the Gothic niches...
Category
Late 19th Century American Rococo Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Vivien Mallock: Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Portrait Roundel, 2012
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This is the bronze maquette for a bas-relief portrait commissioned by the City of Winchester in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. The final roundel is six feet in diameter and is shaped as a Winchester Rose with Queen Elizabeth II in the centre. She is wearing a three-strand diamond necklace and the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. Signed ‘VM 1’. English, 2012.
The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara was made by the House of Garrard...
Category
2010s English Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
English Victorian Ebonized Cane with Stirrup Top
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian ebonized cane with silver stirrup loop top.
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage Gucci Aviator Sunglasses 1990's Made in Italy
By Gucci
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Gucci Aviator sunglasses 1990's Made in Italy
Gucci's in gilded gold hardware sunglasses with logo GG on temple.
This item could show minor si...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold Plate
Antique Akha Hill Tribe Silver Cuff Bracelet, Golden Triangle
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A large Akha Tribe woven silver bracelet with spiral design. This Tribal bracelet encompasses tradition Hill tribe silversmithing techniques with each silve...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Silver Jewish Torah Pointer or Yad
Located in Delft, NL
A silver Jewish Torah pointer or Yad
A silver yad is a Jewish ritual pointer, known as a Torah pointer, used by the reader to follow the text during the Torah reading from the parchment Torah scrolls...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Vintage Moroccan Berber Ethnic Bracelet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Berber tribal bracelet Moroccan tribal bracelet, cuff from the high atlas of Morocco.
Handcrafted by Berber women using Moroc...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Metal, Silver, Enamel
Antique Sterling Silver Havdalah Box / Spice Box, London 1912, Joseph Zweig
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1912 by Joseph Zweig, this Antique Sterling Silver Havdalah Box, or Spice Tower, is of a traditional Eastern European form. The Havdalah box measures 9.75"(25...
Category
1910s English Baroque Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lord Mountbatten by Greta Berlin, 1989
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This bronze is the maquette for a sculpture of Lord Louis Mountbatten wearing a naval duffel coat, peaked cap and sea boots and holding a pair of binoculars. It is set on a highly polished black stone base and inscribed on the back ‘Mountbatten Study, G. Berlin no. 3 of 3’. English, 1989.
We are indebted to Ms Berlin for her kind help in supplying the following information. “I made this piece as a working model, maquette, to show, along with another image, to the clients who were offering the commission for the nine-foot bronze of Lord Mountbatten...
Category
1980s English Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Small & Wonderful Bronze & Brass Gothic Revival Church Pendant Six Candle Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and meaningful little work of religious art for a serene atmosphere.
This small size and compact church candle chandelier is perfect for creating a spiritual atmosphere. I...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Pendant with Great Patina
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and rare 19th century amulet with detailed central imagery of a man astride a horse. This piece, from India, conveys it's age and history through the gorgeous patina created over several generations. Worn with a simple leather cord or silver chain, this antique amulet...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
French Gilt Bronze Brooch by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A brooch in gilded bronze by French art jeweler Line Vautrin circa 1950s-1960s. The unusual model depicts the mathematical sign of infinity, on which appears in relief inscription of...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Silver Loderein Box in the Shape of a Book
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th century silver loderein box in the shape of a book
A silver loderein box in the shape of a book with engraving. 19th century.
Under the box hallmarked with the silver hal...
Category
19th Century Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Khmer Buddha Naga Art, Bronze, Angkor Period, 12 Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Bronze Buddha wearing the monastic garment. It sits on the coiled naga whose body forms the three spirals. The seven heads of the serpent form a canopy to protect Buddha during medit...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
French Art Bronze Brooch St Eloi by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare bronze brooch St Eloi by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin ((French, 1913–1997) circa 1946. Brilliantly designed in the shape of horseshoe with the saint spreading his arms ho...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
German 18th Century Silver Hanukkah Lamp by Herfurth
Located in London, GB
German 18th century silver Hanukkah lamp by Herfurth
German, c. 1760
Height 17.5cm, width 23cm, depth 7cm
This exceptional German Hanukkah lamp was produced in the 18th century ...
Category
Mid-17th Century German Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Dutch 19th Century Silver and Crystal Scent or Perfume Bottles
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch 19th century silver and crystal scent or perfume bottles
Dutch silver scent perfume bottles, early 19th century with tilt cap and stopper.
The bottles are crystal cut, 1 o...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Silver
A very fine 18k Rose Gold Pendant w/ 340 Diamonds
Located in Shippensburg, PA
18K ROSE GOLD LINK PENDANT WITH 340 DIAMONDS
Item # C104261
An incredibly fine 18 karat rose gold pendant with an ovular form hanging from three cast links, all four elements set w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Vintage 18k Rose & Yellow Gold Bright-Cut Bracelet, 8 1/2" long
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Vintage 18k Rose & Yellow Gold Bright-Cut Bracelet, 8 1/2" long
Item # C104263
An intricately decorated bracelet with links cast entirely in 18 karat yellow and rose gold, the tubul...
Category
20th Century Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
1960 Narragansett Special Sterling Silver Horseshoe Horse Racing Trophy Tray
Located in Dayton, OH
"Rare 1960s sterling silver 925 (204.3 g) commemorative horse shoe tray or ashtray, made by Bogaert's of Lexington. Reinzi, age 5, was the winner and earned 1st place on Oct 29, 1960 at The Narragansett Special in Narragansett Park
Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Jockey Jimmy Combest, Trainer Barry Ryan and Owner J. Frederic Gagel. Measure: 5".
The Narragansett Special was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Narragansett Park in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. At the time of its inaugural running in 1934, the Narragansett Special offered a purse of $25,000 added money making it the biggest race run at the track. Only Suffolk Downs' Massachusetts Handicap had a bigger purse in New England. Both rich contests drew the best talent that the nation had to offer.[1]
Open to horses age three and older, the race was run over a distance of 1+3/16 miles (9.5 furlongs). The Special started at the top of the Narragansett stretch with a run of 3/16ths to the wire and then one full lap around the one mile dirt oval.
Historical notes
Across its history, the ""Special"" was run in late summer and fall, over fast and sloppy tracks, and even in the snow one year (Wise Margin – 1955).
Time Supply, under jockey Tommy Luther, won the very first Special. A. A. Baroni's Top Row and Rosemont, for William duPont, won the next two editions.
An instant success, the race continued to attract the top horses from across the United States. 1937 had Mrs. Ella K. Bryson's gelding Calumet Dick, with Hilton Dabson riding, captured the event. A former Calumet Farm runner that loved the mud, Calumet Dick upset Wheatley Stable's Snark and national superstar Seabiscuit. The 'Biscuit was made the betting favorite by his fans, but proved his dislike for ""off"" going and saw a seven race winning streak snapped when he finished third on the sloppy track under high-weight of 132 lbs.[2]
Over the years, the race was won by racing stars such as future U. S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees Challedon (won:1939 / inducted:1977) and Whirlaway (won:1942 / inducted:1959).[3]
In 1941, Glen Riddle Farm's War Relic...
Category
1960s Rustic Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Brooch and Scarf Clip Set, Scottish, Silver, Victorian, circa 1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique brooch and scarf clip set. A Scottish, silver jewellery or accessory set, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
Delightful ...
Category
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Alberto Dona 1980 Blue Red Yellow Green Murano Glass Aquarium Round Sculpture
By Alberto Donà
Located in New York, NY
This aquarium sculpture in blown Murano glass is signed by Alberto Dona', of flat round shape, decorated with three tridimensional colorful fishes amongst bubbles rising from a blue ...
Category
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Leaf
Chinese Qing Dynasty Bronze Statue of Seated Happy Maitreya Buddha
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese Qing Dynasty Bronze Statue of Seated Happy Maitreya Buddha.
A Chinese bronze statue from the late 18th century Qing Dynasty period is ca...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Bronze Bear Cigar Cutter, ca 1900´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A solid bronze bear sculpture desktop cigar cutter manufactured in Austria. The scissor action steel blades are remove-able form the mouth of the roaring bear. Excellent condition. S...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Late Georgian English Gilt Bronze Travelling Candlestick & Match holder
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual antique Late Georgian or Regency gilt bronze travelling candle stick with match holder/striker and with a snuffer dating from ...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Antique Handmade Bronze Mortar with Pestle
Located in Roma, IT
19th-century grand tour antique handmade bronze mortar with pestle. This fantastic piece has an original patina.
The pestle is 9.05 inc high wit...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Grand Tour Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Signed Cow Bell with Original Leather Collar & Bronze Buckle
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring the French countryside into your home with this beautiful, patinated metal antique bell from the Alps mountains of France. Crafted, circa 1880, the rustic bell is signed MLD Ch...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Centrepiece Presented to Thomas Fairbairn
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
J. B. Waring describes this oxidised silver Testimonial as follows: “The Manchester Art-Treasures Testimonial is surmounted by a figure of genius contending with an eagle, around which are allegorical figures of Painting, Sculpture and Industrial Art. On the columns are the rose, shamrock and thistle and the motto of the Exhibition, from Keats’ Hyperion – “a thing of beauty is a joy for ever”. On the vase are the names of the principal artists whose works adorned the Exhibition, and on the angles infantine figures of Fame hold portrait medallions of Michael Angelo, Titian and Cellini”. On an ebonized stepped plinth. Assay marks, ISH, London, 1859.
Published: J. B. Waring, Masterpieces of Industrial Art and Sculpture at the International Exhibition 1862...
Category
1850s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Reliquary Cross Pendant, Silver, Glass, 17th-18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional pendant made in silver with a Latin cross shape, decorated on the outside with simple scrolls, spikes, pearls and other elements of classicist inspiration, as well as a ri...
Category
18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Shiebler Silver Match Safe in Gold Vermeil
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Shiebler sterling silver match safe / vesta case in gold vermeil in beautiful leaf design from the late 19th / early 20th century. Rare han...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Unusual Edwardian Sterling Large Silver Mounted Threaded Crystal Match Striker
By Robert Jones
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, large, Edwardian, sterling silver mounted, threaded crystal match striker, Birmingham, England, 1904, Robert Jones -maker. Made for the Nicholls and Campbell Ltd. Wine Merch...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Rare Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Benjamin Franklin, by A. Carrier-Belleuse
Located in New York, NY
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (France, 1824-1887)
A rare seated bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin holding his walking stick and hat, with a book in his ri...
Category
19th Century French American Classical Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Birks Sterling Silver Ladies Compact with Enamel Portrait & Guilloche Decoration
By Henry Birks
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sterling silver ladies compact was made for the Birks retailer in presumably France in circa 1950. This compact features an enamel portrait done in...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Revival Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Italian 18k Yellow Gold Panther-Link Bracelet, 7" long
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VINTAGE ITALIAN 18K YELLOW GOLD PANTHER-LINK BRACELET
Vincenza, Italy circa 20th century 7" wearable length
Item # C104248
A most substantial bracelet crafted entirely in 18 kara...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Fine Modernist 14k Gold Necklace by Metropolitan Museum of Art
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A FINE VINTAGE 14K YELLOW GOLD 25" NECKLACE BY THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
Item # C104258
A very finely cast necklace designed for the Metropitan Museum of Art, it is executed i...
Category
20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Gold
Chinese Longevity Hairpin, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Although eyes were certainly drawn to the high, fan-shaped headdresses that Qing-dynasty women affixed to back of their heads, it was the finishing touch of a hairpin or two that com...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
1802, Richmond “Gold Cup”, by Robert Adam, Paul Storr and Robert Makepeace
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This exceptional silver-gilt trophy was made by Paul Storr in 1802, by arrangement with the London retailer Robert Makepeace. It is in the form of a classi...
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Late 19th Century Bronze Boat Steering Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Rare late 19th century Launch steering wheel with gear lever. Six spoke with wood handles. Highly polished. Tip to tip 15.5; depth 6.75"; hub diameter 4-5/8"; clutch hb 3.25"; handle...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Bronze Brooch by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely brooch in gilt cast bronze made by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. The brooch belongs to a collection called "The moon and the starts in th...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Franz Iffland Bronze Sculpture of a Cupid Boy Ice Skater, ca 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Bronze depicting a young boy (cupid) ice skating, by Franz Iffland (Berlin 1862-1935). A boy in fur-trimmed cape, holds a cupid-like feathered arrow with...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique & Stunning Bronze Kneeling Angel Sculpture Marked 1841 by T. Gechter
By Jean-François Théodore Gechter
Located in Lisse, NL
This antique bronze by Jean François Théodore Gechter is of museum quality.
This amazing bronze angel is by one of France's most talented, early twentieth century sculptors. Jean Fr...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
Italian 70s Sculptural Art Brutalist Bronze Chess Set
Located in Halle, DE
Stunning chess set with cast bronze player pieces and hammered and patinated brass chessboard.
Category
1960s Italian Brutalist Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Rare English Silver & Enamel Picture Frame, Allies of 1914
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and rare English sterling silver photograph frame by the top notch silversmith, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company L...
Category
1910s European Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Gucci Italy Silver Plated Rare Snaffle Box Lined with Satinwood
By Gucci
Located in Hanover, MA
Extremely rare vintage 1970 Gucci Italy silver plated horse-bit decorated box lined with satinwood; hinged lid with stirrup snaffle motif and raised lip so airtight when closed. Rest...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver Plate
Sparkling Silver and Glass South Indian Drop Earrings by Jewels of Santa Fe
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Sparkling silver and glass south Indian drop earrings by Jewels
A pair of sparkling drop earrings by Jewels of Santa Fe/Marrakesh, composed of cut glass with a slight pink tone se...
Category
20th Century Indian Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
19th Century Italian Patinated Bronze Relief Plaque of the Nativity
Located in Firenze, IT
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Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included).
Mary and Joseph and various other ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Bronze
1974 Jostens 10k White Gold 15.5g Class Ring Anderson HS Arrowhead
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage class of 1974 class ring from Anderson High School of Cincinnati, Ohio. Set with a rounded stone of matte black onyx, emblazoned on one side with th...
Category
1970s Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Onyx, Gold
19th c. Optometrist Eye Testing Kit c.1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original Victorian optometrist eye testing kit. The interior of the kit is lined in velvet with the name and number of the lenses. The optical tes...
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Silver
Chinese Jade Archer's Ring, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved of vibrant red jadeite, known as konpi, this 18th century archer's ring was likely once worn by a gentleman-scholar in northern China. Traditionally, Chinese archers wore...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Jade, Sterling Silver
Vintage Kali Pebble Sterling Silver Bracelet by John Hardy
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage sterling silver bracelet Kali Pebble by John Hardy. Very great condition. Measuring 7" diameter.
Category
20th Century North American Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Bronze and Cloisonne Wall Barometer and Letter Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
Accessorize an office or study with this elegant antique barometer. Crafted in France circa 1850, the scientific instrument with hunt motifs throughout, features deer, bird and a let...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Bronze
Antique English Georgian Sterling Silver Pocket Cigar Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This sterling silver and intricately engraved cigar case was made in London England in circa 1831, during the reign of King George IV. The top and bottom are both ornately engraved w...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique and Vintage Collectibles and Curiosities for Sale
Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior.
Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world.
And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.
The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.
Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.
Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.
Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.
Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.
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